North Korean Hackers Targeting Researchers with Malware
Cybercrimes have evolved into something far more dangerous in these past few years. In what can be declared as a major victory and peace of mind to millions around the world, the world s most dangerous malware botnet was finally taken down after a two-year-long battle. The global forces had joined hands on this one, including the Europol, FBI, UK s National Crime Agency among others.
The sophisticated botnet dubbed as Emotet is touted as one of the most significant ones in the last decade. It first appeared as a banking trojan in 2014 but evolved into one of the most powerful malware in use by cybercriminals. Emotet was used in a number of organized attacks, including manipulation of 2020 US Presidential campaign and infiltrating the world s largest oil company Saudi Aramco. Also, Emotet malware was used to deploy an attack on the Berlin Court of Justice, German individuals and institutions, causing at least EUR 14.5 million i